[lwong]

I didn't see this posted anywhere else but BlackBerry Desktop Software v5.0 is now officially available from BlackBerry. I don't know what the difference is but I just downloaded it.

https://www.blackberry.com/Downloads...93E4F3BB068C22

[MidnightDraven]

great! but your link doesnt work.
https://www.blackberry.com/Downloads...93E4F3BB068C22

[Mandel]

Originally Posted by lwong

I didn't see this posted anywhere else but BlackBerry Desktop Software v5.0 is now officially available from BlackBerry. I don't know what the difference is but I just downloaded it.

https://www.blackberry.com/Downloads/browseSoftware.do

I downloaded it as well... don't see anythig different so far. Anyone has the lsit of new features or improvements?

[MidnightDraven]

faster syncing
ability to have roixo media manager AND media sync installed.

[ovurt]

I agree with Midnightdraven. Syncing is significantly faster. Going to try to see if syncing via bluetooth will work. I could never get it to work fully before.

[Mandel]

Originally Posted by ovurt

I agree with Midnightdraven. Syncing is significantly faster. Going to try to see if syncing via bluetooth will work. I could never get it to work fully before.

Indeed... I have a large contact and appointment database. It used to take for ever for it to read the two databases, and then to synchronize. It now takes well less than half the time. Great stuff.

[tbhuang2]

Synchronizing is literally maybe 10x faster. Other than that, absolutely no differences that I can see.

[DataCentre]

Yup....link does not work.

Here is the correct link:

https://www.blackberry.com/Downloads...93E4F3BB068C22

[monkeypaw]

Does Roxio work ok in this version? That file is huge, 222 MB vs 85 MB without.

[MidnightDraven]

Originally Posted by DataCentre

Yup....link does not work.

Here is the correct link:

https://www.blackberry.com/Downloads...93E4F3BB068C22

Hence why I put the link in my post.....

[wim.decuypere]

It works faster, so far i know

[DataCentre]

Originally Posted by Midnightdraven

Hence why I put the link in my post.....

Thanks...but you didn't edit it till later. Just helping out friend.

[MidnightDraven]

If you look at the post it hasnt been edited AT ALL and was there when I first posted.

[monkeypaw]

Originally Posted by monkeypaw

Does Roxio work ok in this version? That file is huge, 222 MB vs 85 MB without.

Well I'll answer my own question. I get the same issues with Roxio as with prior versions. Very long boot times in XP and the app itself is pretty bloated. Bye bye Roxio.

[MidnightDraven]

yup, they havent done anything to roxio.
its still the same program they bundle with it.

[KOR]

Haven't read it yet, but there's a PDF on 5.0 on the BB website. English version here:
http://na.blackberry.com/eng/deliver...ger-5.0-US.pdf

[KOR]

Originally Posted by KOR

Haven't read it yet, but there's a PDF on 5.0 on the BB website. English version here:
http://na.blackberry.com/eng/deliver...ger-5.0-US.pdf

Am I missing something, or is the Edit button gone...?

Anyway, here's a better link; the first was just the user guide. This is the Release Notes:
http://na.blackberry.com/eng/deliver..._bundle_28.pdf

[jsconyers]

Originally Posted by KOR

Am I missing something, or is the Edit button gone...?

Nope, you only have 120 mins to edit your post, otherwise it's locked.

[KOR]

Originally Posted by jsconyers

Nope, you only have 120 mins to edit your post, otherwise it's locked.

Did not know that - thanks for the info.

[KOR]

Originally Posted by tbhuang2

Synchronizing is literally maybe 10x faster. Other than that, absolutely no differences that I can see.

Agree. I only have ~ 1300 contacts, but did a sync before & after update. Before took ~ 2:40, after takes only ~ :10. Granted, there was a reboot in there, but that's freakishly fast vs. the way it was.

Kinda scary... hope it's actually syncing